Tragically human

 Fuck Donald Trump

Peace,

emaycee

We've got $5 a gallon gas but they're getting obscenely rich

Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $2.1 billion, to $6.4 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!

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— Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) April 21, 2026 at 8:44 AM

Fuck Donald Trump

Peace,

emaycee

 

Monkey business

 Republicans = Nazis

Peace,

emaycee

Maggots, Part 1

Mitch McConnell and his fellow republican Senators

Republican Senators are up in arms over the cost of another coronavirus stimulus package, worrying that the U.S. deficit is getting out of control.

Funny, I don't remember republican Senators worrying too terribly much about Trump's tax cuts, which did nothing for average Americans but did manage to add trillions (FYI, that link is to Forbes, hardly a liberal rag) to the deficit they're so worried about.

Had republicans not completely botched the coronavirus we wouldn't even be having this conversation.  But once again, they do show their true colors--socialism for the rich, good; socialism for the poor...deficits!

Here's hoping Democrats in Congress tell them to blow it out their rich asses.

Fuck Donald Trump,
emaycee

The price of American citizenship

One of Facebook's founders, Eduardo Saverin, has renounced his American citizenship in a move widely viewed as a means to avoid paying taxes on the Facebook IPO this week.  Saverin's Facebook shares are estimated to be worth more than $3 billion, and by renouncing his American citizenship he is expected to avoid at least $67 million in taxes.  Needless to say, this has drawn quite the outrage on the Democratic side with Sen. Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bob Casey putting forth legislation to stop such shenanigans in the future. 

It's entirely predictable that Forbes magazine would defend Saverin by denouncing U.S. tax policy saying it drives entrepreneurs out of the country (really?  tell it to Bill Gates and Warren Buffett) or that Rush Limbaugh would declare it's not unpatriotic (um, bullshit, it most certainly is), but what's surprising is that John Boehner would go on TV today and say he would support the legislation (though he believed another law already on the books accomplished the same).  I almost waited a couple of days on this post to see what kind of a backlash he drew and how quickly he'd withdraw his support--but then I remembered it was an election year and letting a multibillionaire get away without paying a pittance of his earnings in taxes wouldn't win a lot of Independent votes....

Besides, it will be fun watching republicans choke on this one for a few days because you know there isn't a goddamn one of them that wouldn't sell their American citizenship for a whole hell of a lot less than $67 million--especially when it comes to paying taxes.

Peace,
emaycee